During their four-year stint together, James, Wade, and Bosh led the Heat to the NBA Finals every season and won back-to-back championships in 2012 and 2013. Shaquille O'Neal also led the Heat to a championship (2006) but left the team in 2008.
In the fan survey for the choice of the new team's name, Miami Heat edged out Miami Vice, a then-popular NBC crime drama set among the palms of South Beach.
Shaquille O'Neal finished his Heat career with a .596 field goal percentage, the highest in franchise history.
Although the 1988-89 Miami Heat did have six players who averaged at least 10 points, their leading scorer was Kevin Edwards, with just 13.8 points per game.
A 13-time NBA All-Star, Dwayne Wade is Miami's all-time leader in points, games, assists, steals, shots made, and shots taken.
At 7 ft 6¾ in, Manute Bol was among the best shot-blockers in the history of the sport, but he was extremely slender, limiting his offensive capability. He played eight games with the Heat during the 1993-94 season, scoring only one two-point field goal and blocking six shots in 61 total minutes.
Entering the 1996-97 playoffs, the Heat faced the Orlando Magic in the first round, blowing the Magic out in the first two games. As the series shifted to Orlando, however, Penny Hardaway and Darrell Armstrong led the Magic to victories in Games 3 and 4. In the decisive Game 5, Miami built a 17-point led, but Orlando closed to within three points in the fourth quarter. During the final seconds, Tim Hardaway sank a three-point dagger that defeated the Magic, winning the first playoff series for the Heat.
LeBron James officially signed with the Heat on July 10, 2010. With the move, he became only the third reigning MVP to change teams and the first since Moses Malone in 1982. He would put together two more MVP seasons for the Heat in 2012 & 2013, also winning NBA Finals MVP those same years.
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